What are the symptoms of mitral valve prolapse?
Most people don’t know that they have mitral valve prolapse until a doctor finds it during a physical exam. Some people may have symptoms that include the following:
- Feeling like your heart is racing or is skipping beats
- Chest pain that comes now and then
- Shortness of breath
- Dizziness
- Anxiety or panic
Source
Current Management of Mitral Valve Prolapse by DP Bouknight, MD; RA O'Rourke, MD (American Family Physician June 01, 2000, http://www.aafp.org/afp/20000601/3343.html)
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Reviewed/Updated: 09/10
Created: 09/00